University of Nebraska Medical Center
Encyclopedia
The University of Nebraska Medical Center (UNMC) is a public academic health sciences center
located on 42nd and Emile Streets in Midtown Omaha
, Nebraska
. UNMC is the only public academic health science center in Nebraska.
In January 2007, UNMC added a College of Public Health to its academic enterprise. This College addresses a variety of issues facing Nebraska, including health promotion and disease prevention, environmental health and safety, health care delivery, and biosecurity and biopreparedness. In 2011, the Harold M. and Beverly Maurer Center for Public Health opened. This 52500 square feet (4,877.4 m²) facility will house the college.
Also slated for completion over the next few years are: 1) The Home Instead Center for Successful Aging. This two-level center will increase clinical and translational research by establishing an appropriate environment for conducting clinical trials for Alzheimer’s disease and other geriatric-specific disorders; 2) The Center for College of Nursing Sciences. The 43000 square feet (3,994.8 m²) building will enable the college to enroll more nursing students and prepare more nurse faculty; 3) the Stanley M. Truhlsen
Eye Institute due to open in 2012.
UNMC's College of Medicine ranked 7th in the United States in Primary Care according to US News & World Report in 2011.
opened in 1917. In 1968, the University of Nebraska decided to bring all of the health sciences under one umbrella and formed the University of Nebraska Medical Center campus. In 1991, a technology transfer
office was created known as UNeMed
. In 1997, the UNMC hospital merged with the nearby Clarkson Hospital to become what was later renamed The Nebraska Medical Center
.
Medical education in the United States
Medical education in the United States includes educational activities involved in the education and training of medical doctors in the United States, from entry-level training through to continuing education of qualified specialists....
located on 42nd and Emile Streets in Midtown Omaha
Midtown Omaha
Midtown is a geographic area of Omaha, Nebraska that is a culturally, socially and economically important area of the city. It is home to major research centers, national corporations, several historic districts, and a number of historic residences.-About:...
, Nebraska
Nebraska
Nebraska is a state on the Great Plains of the Midwestern United States. The state's capital is Lincoln and its largest city is Omaha, on the Missouri River....
. UNMC is the only public academic health science center in Nebraska.
Academics and rankings
Four UNMC colleges or programs were listed in the U.S. News & World Report’s ranking of America’s Best Graduate Schools 2009 including the College of Medicine’s primary care and rural health programs, which were both ranked in the top 20. Nearly half of Nebraska’s physicians, dental professionals, pharmacists, bachelor-prepared nurses and allied health professionals have graduated from UNMC. UNMC opened the $52.7 million Michael F. Sorrell Center for Health Science Education in 2008. The Sorrell Center replaced obsolete facilities with technologically equipped classrooms and class laboratories, including clinical simulation rooms, interaction rooms, amphitheaters and a campus events center. Construction of the Sorrell Center was funded completely through private donations.In January 2007, UNMC added a College of Public Health to its academic enterprise. This College addresses a variety of issues facing Nebraska, including health promotion and disease prevention, environmental health and safety, health care delivery, and biosecurity and biopreparedness. In 2011, the Harold M. and Beverly Maurer Center for Public Health opened. This 52500 square feet (4,877.4 m²) facility will house the college.
Also slated for completion over the next few years are: 1) The Home Instead Center for Successful Aging. This two-level center will increase clinical and translational research by establishing an appropriate environment for conducting clinical trials for Alzheimer’s disease and other geriatric-specific disorders; 2) The Center for College of Nursing Sciences. The 43000 square feet (3,994.8 m²) building will enable the college to enroll more nursing students and prepare more nurse faculty; 3) the Stanley M. Truhlsen
Stanley M. Truhlsen
Stanley M. Truhlsen is an American ophthalmologist, university professor and philanthropist in Omaha who has served as president of the American Academy of Ophthalmology, as a governor of the American College of Surgeons and led a number of distinguished Nebraska organizations.- Biography :He is...
Eye Institute due to open in 2012.
UNMC's College of Medicine ranked 7th in the United States in Primary Care according to US News & World Report in 2011.
History
A private medical college was established in Omaha in 1880. Renamed the Omaha Medical College the following year, it became part of the University of Nebraska system in 1902. A university hospitalUniversity hospital
A university hospital is an institution which combines the services of a hospital with the education of medical students and with medical research. These hospitals are typically affiliated with a medical school or university...
opened in 1917. In 1968, the University of Nebraska decided to bring all of the health sciences under one umbrella and formed the University of Nebraska Medical Center campus. In 1991, a technology transfer
Technology transfer
Technology Transfer, also called Transfer of Technology and Technology Commercialisation, is the process of skill transferring, knowledge, technologies, methods of manufacturing, samples of manufacturing and facilities among governments or universities and other institutions to ensure that...
office was created known as UNeMed
UNeMed
UNeMed Corporation is the technology transfer entity of the University of Nebraska Medical Center. Through licensing and other cooperative agreements, UNeMed builds relationships with industry partners to transfer UNMC intellectual property from the laboratory to the marketplace.-History:Owned by...
. In 1997, the UNMC hospital merged with the nearby Clarkson Hospital to become what was later renamed The Nebraska Medical Center
Nebraska Medical Center
The Nebraska Medical Center is a complex of hospitals, medical clinics, and health care colleges located in Omaha, Nebraska. It was formed by the merger of Clarkson Hospital and the adjacent University of Nebraska Medical Center in 1997...
.
Colleges
- College of Medicine
- College of Dentistry - The dental college is located in Lincoln, NebraskaLincoln, NebraskaThe City of Lincoln is the capital and the second-most populous city of the US state of Nebraska. Lincoln is also the county seat of Lancaster County and the home of the University of Nebraska. Lincoln's 2010 Census population was 258,379....
, on the East Campus of the University of Nebraska-Lincoln. - College of Nursing
- College of Pharmacy
- College of Public Health
- School of Allied Health Professions